Investigation of Graduate Theses about the Process of Teaching Reading and Writing in Turkey with regard to Various Variables (2006-2018)

Available online: 29.04.2019 Literacy skills are one of the basic skills that affect an individual's school success and social life. This skill is a complex process where many factors are effective, and students, teachers and parents who are part of the process can face many problems. Problems in this area necessitate research. In this study, it was determined whether or not the subjects, methods, study groups and data collection tools of the graduate theses carried out between the years 2006-2018 for the literacy learning process met the needs of the educational process. A total of 114 theses, which consisted of 99 master’s theses and 15 doctoral theses, were investigated. In the master’s theses, studies of the difficulties encountered in the sound-based sentence method and solution suggestions were mostly conducted; in the doctoral theses, studies aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the sound-based sentence method were mostly carried out. As the research method, the survey method in the master’s theses and the experimental method in the doctoral theses were mostly used. As the data collection method, questionnaires in the master’s theses and scales in the doctoral theses were mostly used. As the study group, classroom teachers were mostly included in both the master’s and doctoral theses. It was concluded that the subjects studied in the theses did not adequately meet the needs of the education process. It was proposed that the research subjects should be determined with cooperation between education faculties and provincial education directorates.